Download PDFOpen PDF in browser“Urbanisation” or “Ruralisation”: The dilemma of future residential electricity consumption in GhanaEasyChair Preprint 74214 pages•Date: January 22, 2019AbstractGlobal household electricity consumption of appliances is anticipated to double by 2030, with most of the growth expected to occur in developing countries. The rising electricity consumption is triggered by population growth, economic development, change in lifestyle and increasing domestic appliance ownership. In Ghana, population is projected to be 40 million by 2030, with an average annual growth rate of 2.5%. Presently, urban centres account for 55% of the population and 70% of the residential electricity consumption. With the government’s efforts of decreasing rural to urban migration through its district industrialization agenda, the evolution of electricity demand becomes uncertain due to the Keyphrases: Appliance ownership, Electricity demand, Ghana, bottom-up approach, electricity intensity, population, top-down approach
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